GAC Advice

The GAC provides advice to the ICANN Board on policy matters where there may be an interaction between ICANN’s policies and various laws, international agreements and public policy objectives. GAC Advice is communicated to the ICANN Board through either a Communique or a formal piece of Correspondence.

2017-06-29 Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Protections

GAC Advice

Reference No. :

2017-06-29 Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Protections

First Delivered 29 Jun 2017 via :

ICANN59 Johannesburg Communique

Consenus:

Consensus met

2017-06-29 Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Protections

The GAC reiterates its Advice that IGO access to curative dispute resolution mechanism should:

be modeled on, but separate from, the existing Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP)
provide standing based on IGOs’ status as public intergovernmental institutions, and
respect IGOs’ jurisdictional status by facilitating appeals exclusively through arbitration.

The GAC expresses concern that a GNSO working group has indicated that it may deliver recommendations which substantially differ from GAC Advice, and calls on the ICANN Board to ensure that such recommendations adequately reflect input and expertise provided by IGOs.

Rationale

This Advice aligns with the view of governments that IGOs perform important public functions for citizens worldwide, and that protecting their identities in the DNS serves to minimize the potential for consumer harm.

2017-06-29 Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Protections

GAC Advice

2017-06-29 Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Protections

ICANN59 Johannesburg Communique

Consensus met

2017-06-29 Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) Protections

Rationale

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